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PERSPECTIVES: This University’s P&T Protocol Links to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “Colleges and universities say they value diversity, equity, and inclusion, but the faculty members doing this …

by Future U/ May 19, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Business Leaders Protest Funding Formula for State Universities

12.2% funding cut proposed for U of Michigan. “House Republicans passed House Bill 4400 last week that would better fund universities …

by Future U/ May 18, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

FUTUREU FORUM: “Neoliberalism and Higher Education in the Age of Trump,” Noon (Eastern Time), Friday, May 28

Contemporary higher education can be better understood as an industry rather than as a social institution. A once-pervasive progressive philosophy/approach …

by Future U/ May 16, 2021/

PERSPECTIVES: Say It Isn’t So! Sonny Perdue as Chancellor, Georgia Public Higher Ed System?

Protests mount. “Sonny Perdue might be the least distinguished, least prepared potential university leader I’ve seen in my life,’ says …

by Future U/ May 16, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: It’s Where You Go to College That Matters?

Yale’s Daniel Markovits writes in The Atlantic: “Because education, like aristocratic rank, is a positional good, the most elite educations …

by Future U/ May 15, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Saying ‘Yes’ to Tuition-Free Higher Education

Professors Stephen Adair and Colena Sesanker: “The rise in tuition costs, combined with the growing economic value of a college degree, fuel …

by Future U/ May 14, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Released on ‘College Worth’

Published by the Institute on Higher Education Policy, the report lays out a framework for developing a more comprehensive way …

by Future U/ May 13, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

Former MSU VP, Now Chancellor at UC Riverside, Takes Aim at Knotty Issue–Funding Intercollegiate Athletics

On this metric, Riverside doesn’t want to be #1 in the country.

by Frank Fear/ May 12, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PETITION: Make COVID Vaccination Mandatory for On-Campus Activities at Michigan Public Universities

“We, the undersigned members of the Michigan public university communities, urge you (Gov. Whitmer and Michigan legislative principals) to institute …

by Future U/ May 11, 2021/ Petition, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Writing the Personal Statement for College Admission

High school senior Elijah Megginson writes about challenges facing applicants from ‘the hood.’ “Show college admissions officers what they’re missing out …

by Future U/ May 10, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/